Albania to ban TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting youth violence and bullying

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There has been increasing concern from Albanian parents after reports of children taking knives and other objects to school to use in quarrels or cases of bullying promoted by content they see on the platform.

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00:00Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has said the government will shut down the video service

00:06TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying among children.

00:12Rama said the shutdown would begin next year, but didn't specify a date.

00:16That decision comes after the death of a teenager in mid-November who was stabbed by another

00:21youth after a quarrel that allegedly started on the video hosting platform.

00:26Albanian children comprise the largest group of TikTok users in the country, according

00:30to domestic researchers.

00:32And there's been increasing concern from Albanian parents after reports of children taking knives

00:37to school or cases of bullying promoted by content they see on TikTok.

00:42Authorities have already set up some protective measures at schools, including training programs.

00:48Rama said Albania would follow how the company reacts to the shutdown before deciding whether

00:53to allow TikTok to resume operations.

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